Creating a Canadian Imagination: A Juxtaposition of Baseland and Hinterland Experiences Establishing a uniquely Canadian imagination has traditionally been considered a difficult task, as it hopes to create a form of literature that places Canadian authors outside the realm of influence of its early European colonial establishment and the more recent American convergence. However, it is possible to extrapolate a distinctive identity that is not formed as a product of the difference between Canadian authors and their European or American powers, but rather by examining the ways in which these impacts have helped inform authors in the creation of literature that adheres to prevailing forms and how they have guided authors in responding to current ideals and pressures. The contrasting ideas of Europeans and Americans conform to two main aspects of Canadian literature, the base and hinterland methodologies. Basel literature conforms to European desires for tradition and respect for form, which were an important goal of the British government in the early colonial and Confederal periods. In contrast, the hinterland literary form allows for expression through the American desire for freedom from rules and tradition, a form widely used in the modern and postmodern periods of a growing society. The differences between base and hinterland complement the different struggles and desires of the writers at different times throughout the story. Canadian writers have created a unique imagination through the forms and functions of grassroots and hinterland ideologies, facilitating a distinctly Canadian interpretation of society and self from the colonial to contemporary periods. One of the two primary functions of base and hinterland literary education... . medium of paper ... and integrated communities in a vast new country, and allowed poets to instill traditional values ​​through prophetic insights. Less structured hinterland literature arose from a desire to seek the same open freedom prevalent in American culture and allowed poets to experiment with new forms and experiment with Canadian frontiers without conforming to traditional rules. A successfully growing citizenry and culture stimulated the hinterland content of individualism and respect for nature, and poets were able to discover new frontiers and leave order behind to seek chaos and freedom . The history of Canadian literature, from the traditional order of the British base to the chaos of the free American hinterland, has successively produced a distinctly Canadian imagination, which has transformed and grown in response to the important issues and ideas of the citizens it represents..